FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 09 September 2021

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew and FRiend

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

US Army: Where We Beat Terrorists And Fires Alike!

CARIBBEAN SEA - (Aug. 31, 2021) -- U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2-3 Infantry Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, led by strike team crew boss Ricardo Rubio, a National Interagency Fire Center fire fighter, walk down a vehicle trail as they look to hold and patrol containment lines while deployed in support of the Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations on the Dixie Fire in Plumas National Forest, California, Sept. 4, 2021. U.S. Army North, as U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, remains committed to providing flexible DoD support to the National Interagency Fire Center to respond quickly and effectively to assist our local, state, and federal partners in protecting people, property, and public lands. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Deion Kean)

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

Navy Band Is Back In Action!

The U.S. Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble helps listeners gathered at the National Harbor celebrate Labor Day weekend with a waterfront performance near the nation's capital. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class April Enos)

USCG: Rescuing People With A Smile!

BOSTON, Mass. -- (Aug. 25, 2021) Crew members assigned to the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) take a moment for a photo in their over the horizon boat after assisting the crew of a fishing vessel off the coast of Boston. The USCGC Escanaba is a 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter with a crew of around 100 conducting many of the service's missions, emphasizing law enforcement. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dyxan Williams.)

We’re Working On Being Spies---Sort Of!

Pilots and crew chiefs assigned to 2-25 Bco “KnightHawk”, support rooftop insertion during a Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System and Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction System (FRIES/SPIES) Master course on August 26, 2021, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Throughout this course, these students were taught how to rig, inspect and deploy Soldiers fast-roping 20ft above ground, or suspended 100ft below the helicopter while 200ft above the ground. With these skills, the FRIES/SPIES Masters can deploy soldiers anywhere in the combat zone no matter how treacherous the terrain may be. (U.S. Army photo by MSG Lekendrick Stallworth)⁣

Sailors and Marines Working Together For A Great Cause: Movement of Ice Cream Containers!

PACIFIC OCEAN (August 26, 2021) U.S. Marine Corps Marines, assigned to 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and Sailors work together to move ice cream in a working party onboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), Aug 26. Pearl Harbor, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the 11th MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sang Kim)

Americans Helping Americans! Thank You, National Guard!

Louisiana National Guardsmen Chief Warrant Officer 3 Cody Davis (left) and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ronald Cole (right), UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilots with the 2-238th General Support Aviation Battalion from Pineville, Louisiana, prepare for departure as they continue search and rescue missions throughout the southeastern part of the state after Hurricane Ida, Sept. 3, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Gregory Stevens)

What A Sight!

Crew chiefs from the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit inspect a B-52 Stratofortress upon arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, 26 Aug. This deployment allows aircrews and support personnel to conduct theater integration and to improve bomber interoperability with joint partners and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alysia Blake)

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[luvie]

Yes. those big lower teeth with long roots can damage the nerves. I just hope it recovers some. It makes it awkward to eat or drink. LOL!

50s at night. That sounds like heaven! We’ve been getting down to the high 60s, but it still spikes up during the day to the mid 90s, and that’s just so WRONG! 😝

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, luvie...we will ALWAYS remember them.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Almost an inch!

That was fast and furious...

[luvie]

Amen!

[radu]

Ruh roh. Don’t need you dribbling drinks down your chin because your jaw’s numb. LOL

Still waiting for the front to go over us. It WOULD have a few hours ago but TS Mindy came up and stalled it for now.

At least you get lows in the 60s. Our lows have been in the 70s for the most part and they’ve been steamy 70s. We’ve had a few 60s recently.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you all set for today’s adventure? Gizmo is always ready!

You boys have a wonderful Thursday.

[radu]

Howdy, E.G.C. ((HUGZ))

I hope yesterday was cooler so you and Gizmo could enjoy being out.

[luvie]

Man! That Mindy didn’t waste any time, did she! I hope you get a bit of rain out of it anyway. Sorry it stalled your cool front. It’ll be such a nice change.

[luvie]

Bam

[E.G.C.]

Yesterday was a nice day but a little warm. We did enjoy our visit to Wichita Ridge yesterday.

As we were walking through the campground we saw a camper with 13 American flags in front of it. AWESOME tribute to our fallen soldiers.

Here are the pics from yesterday.

[radu]

We aren’t expecting any rain at all from Mindy. There’s no rain in our forecast until next Tuesday. That’s good because now is when we need it to stay dry a while. Harvest has started. I drove past a corn field being harvested this afternoon when I went to pick up Bella’s asthma meds.

My concern regarding Mindy is they said the storm would move east and out over the Atlantic but it’s moving north. And stalling our cold front which is supposed to shove Hurricane Larry away from Bermuda. My oldest cousin lives there so I’ve been keeping close tabs on that storm.

We’ll get our cool temps eventually.

[radu]

Glad you two had fun. I see Gizmo found a smelly spot to roll in. LOL

Very nice of those campers to set up a memorial to the 13 fallen heroes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Water dog! 13 flags for our fallen heroes...what a beautiful sight.

[Kathy in Alaska]

w h !!

Thanks, unique!

luvie.....#50!!

[luvie]

I hope you get the cool weather sooner rather than later.

Guess I’d better head out. See ya tomorrow. I hope Larry manages to miss Bermuda. They will get storm surge if nothing else. Then it heads up to Greenland. What a strange year this has been.

[radu]

It appears the front is finally moving through. The temp has fallen a few degrees quickly the past half hour or so.

And Larry looks like it finally made a slight right turn and is headed in a more northerly direction. YAY! It’ll still be blustery at Bermuda but not as bad as a direct hit. I found a live cam to watch and will keep tabs on it tomorrow when I wake up. Er, make that later today. LOL

[left that other site]

Everything is fixed!
HUZZAH!

What a month August was.

[luvie]

Howdy, EGC! (((hugs))) Glad you had a good day at the lake at Wichita Ridge even though it was warmer than you'd prefer. It has been too warm for September here, too.

I had to go find this picture, which I really like because Giz seems to be enjoying the shade.

[E.G.C.]

Yeah I think he likes that shade too. We’ll see how things go today at Chisolm Trail Park.